I don't feel like waiting

Authors note: All of the rules used for the Devotion Multiplier were created by AnriAstora, so I am in no way claiming credit for them. The achievements and perks will vary from now on, but for this first chapter they will be the same.

I laid in bed restlessly, staring up at the ceiling. Between the splitting pain in my head and the curiosity towards the package I couldn't fall asleep. Since I wasn't going to get any sleep like this, I decided to get up and look at the package.

It had a sticker on it saying fragile, and was fairly small. I pulled out a pocket knife and cut through the tape sealing it. Once opened, it revealed a smart phone.

"That's weird, I don't remember ordering a new phone." I looked at the phone. Nothing about it seemed special. It was then that I noticed a note inside of the package.

_Welcome to the Devotion Multiplier (DM). You have been chosen to use this app to its fullest potential! We recommend you go through the tutorial to see how all the systems work. _This app lets you track all the people in your life! Each individual has 4 main values associated with them; Regard, Love, Lust and Devotion. This app lets you track those values, and rewards you the higher their values are.

Regard is how much the person likes and respects you. Friends hold each other in high regard, and if someone hates you they will have a negative regard value with you. Close friends usually means you have over 50 regard points with one another.

Love is...well love is how much the person loves you. Married couples have on average 60-70 love with each other if it's a happy marriage.

Lust is how much the person wants to fuck you. Pretty straight forward. Low values mean they consider you as sexual partner, higher values mean they actively fantasize about you.

Devotion is how much a person worships and/or is loyal to you. People with high devotion towards you are people you can count on to be on your side, and will jump at the chance to help you, depending on the other values you can ask someone with high devotion to do pretty much anything for you.

Each category nets different points that can be spent on Perks on yourself in this app or on objects in the Devotion Store app. Devotion Points can be treated as any of the other 3 points when purchasing with points. Perks usually can also be unlocked through actions, and some secret perks can only be unlocked this way. These actions we like to call achievements since they are rewarding you for something you have done.

Perks can unlock other perks for purchase. Some perks have tiers to them that can be purchased to make them better, usually unlocking more perks to buy as well to augment the main perk. So it is recommended that you look through perks and what they unlock to see if you want to pursue it over something else. Though the highest tiers of perks are typically hidden, they are meant to be a surprise, but their costs are definitely worth it! And the perks they unlock are on another level entirely. So don’t feel afraid to max out your favorite perk at the start.

Each Perk has a cost, associated with one of the three main values. Typically only one category of points are needed. And only late game perks require Devotion points exclusively.

_Now click the hamburger button in the top right corner to bring down the drop down menu, and click into the perk store, _and buy the three perks listed. These ones will be free, to get you started on the app.

DM Explanations, cost free

Every tracked change in any relationship, or achievement unlocked gets an explanation on why. It also enables you to click on things to get a more in depth explanation on what it does and what it is.

DM D-Hud Beta, cost free

Enables an overlay that goes over your normal visions that you can turn on and off at will. You can track relationships, and turn perks on and off with it. It takes some practice, so purchasing perks is disabled for beginners.

DM Security Package, cost free

People looking over at your phone while you're in a Devotion app see something else. You never can lose your phone, if you think you misplaced it just put your hand in your pocket it will be there. No one else can open your phone. Later you may add users that can use your phone and DM to a limited extent. This perk you cannot turn off.

I felt a little suspicious of the phone. None of this made sense to me, but I figured why not give it a try. It didn't cost me any money, after all. I bought the perks like it said and immediately a digital interface popped up in my mind. This is going to take some getting used to.

Good Job! Now if you go to your perk list you can turn off one of the optional perks. First do it manually before trying to use the D-Hud.

Great Job! This the end of the basic tutorial. More tutorials and information can be found in Help from the dropdown menu.

After I clicked out of the tutorial, I heard a ding and a stream of text appeared before my eyes.

Achievement Unlocked!****

Complete the Tutorial

Reward: 100 Regard, 100 lust, 100 love.